Cook County Opinion
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Clout a factor in Daley nephew’s caseFeb 07, 2014 4:00 am - On Jan. 31, Richard J. Vanecko, nephew of the former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter of David Koschman 10 years ago. This plea...
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Editorial missed mark on corporate taxesFeb 07, 2014 4:00 am - Your Feb. 2 editorial on Speaker Michael Madigan’s proposal to cut corporate taxes shows that the speaker continues to do great harm to Illinois while getting public end...
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Men just aren’t what they used to beFeb 07, 2014 4:00 am - When I was growing up (still in the process) I worked and associated with the “old timers.” These men fought wars to win. Yes, they drank because of the misery and suffe...
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Comparing NJ, Atlanta was absurdFeb 07, 2014 3:40 am - Comparing NJ, Atlanta was absurd I was so amused and astonished by D.O. Lipensky’s Feb. 4 letter, comparing the traffic jams in Atlanta and New Jersey, that I felt ...
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Expert manipulator, astute politicianFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Please do not re-elect Bob Getz to the Elgin Community College District 509 board of trustees. I have served with Bob Getz throughout his twelve years as a trustee. Bob ...
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Enough of the second chancesFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Mike Imren's article on Roger Goodell was with good intent, however, does he really think anything is going to permanently change if Goodell departs? I feel Goodell shou...
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These sinners cast the first stoneFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - These sinners cast the first stone Marriage in the United States is first and foremost a legal process and second it can be a religious rite; but one does not have ...
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Dialogue needed on funding educationFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - Dialogue needed on funding education The editorial on April 1 addressed the issue of our terribly unfair funding of education. The title is "A useful debate that ca...
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Someone has to give in budget stalemateFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - In trying to balance the state budget, there seems to be many problems. Businesses don't want to pay any more taxes, threaten to move out of state if they don't get what...
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Time to change good ol' boy politicsFeb 07, 2014 1:01 am - East Dundee voters are about to make a decision that will affect their municipality's future for decades. The village trustees that will be elected April 7 will make imp...